Voluntary aided school · Warrington

St Monica's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
152Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
111322URN

St Monica's Close, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3AG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

36 applications for 20 places · 41st of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

18 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
5 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Warrington median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

36 applications · 20 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 1.6; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 1.5; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 1.5; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 1.8; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 2.1; Warrington median median 2.1
2019 1.4; Warrington median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Warrington median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Warrington median median 2.3
2016 1.6; Warrington median median 2.2
2015 2.0; Warrington median median 2.3
2014 2.3; Warrington median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Warrington median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Warrington median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	36	1.8	15	0.75
Sep 2025	18	29	1.6	16	0.89
Sep 2024	18	27	1.5	17	0.94
Sep 2023	16	24	1.5	15	0.94
Sep 2022	15	27	1.8	15	1.00
Sep 2021	15	30	2.0	15	1.00
Sep 2020	19	39	2.1	19	1.00
Sep 2019	28	38	1.4	24	0.86
Sep 2018	25	41	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2017	25	51	2.0	25	1.00
Sep 2016	29	45	1.6	27	0.93
Sep 2015	28	55	2.0	26	0.93
Sep 2014	30	70	2.3	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 68% · Maths 79% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%40th of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Warrington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	0%	107	104
2023/24	80%	37%	111	110
2022/23	81%	23%	108	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Monica's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School
0.2 km · Warrington

2026

1.9applications per place
Broomfields Junior School
0.3 km · Warrington

Good2024

60%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place
Stockton Heath Primary School
1.1 km · Warrington

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School
1.3 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Warrington

Good2022

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Priestley College
1.8 km · Warrington

Not yet inspected
Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Warrington

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111322 · 877/3512
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 209 pupils · 152 on roll
Free school meals: 13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St Monica's Close, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3AG
Local authority: Warrington

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources